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Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 1997

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1997 GrossTickets Sold
1 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope May 25, 1977 20th Century Fox PG $138,133,173 30,094,373
2 George Of The Jungle Jul 16, 1997 Walt Disney PG $105,263,257 22,933,171
3 Hercules Jun 13, 1997 Walt Disney G $99,112,101 21,593,050
4 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… May 21, 1980 20th Century Fox PG $67,484,485 14,702,502
5 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of… May 25, 1983 20th Century Fox PG $48,063,790 10,471,413
6 The Little Mermaid Nov 15, 1989 Walt Disney G $29,678,678 6,465,942
7 That Darn Cat Feb 14, 1997 Walt Disney PG $18,301,828 3,987,326
8 101 Dalmatians Nov 27, 1996 Walt Disney G $14,393,536 3,135,846
9 Wild America Jul 2, 1997 Warner Bros. PG $7,365,417 1,604,666
10 Zeus and Roxanne Jan 24, 1997 MGM PG $7,233,324 1,575,887
11 Space Jam Nov 15, 1996 Warner Bros. PG $5,021,238 1,093,951
12 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Sony Pictures Cla… G $4,866,837 1,060,313
13 Free Willy 3: The Rescue Aug 8, 1997 Warner Bros. PG $3,519,178 766,705
14 Star Trek: First Contact Nov 22, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $2,840,174 618,774
15 Shiloh Apr 25, 1997 Legacy Releasing PG $1,002,175 218,338
16 First Kid Aug 30, 1996 Walt Disney PG $166,264 36,223
17 Napoleon Oct 10, 1997 Goldwyn Entertain… Not Rated $100,127 21,814
18 The Wind in the Willows Oct 31, 1997 Sony Pictures Not Rated $72,844 15,870
19 Wallace & Gromit: The Best … Apr 6, 1996 Northern Arts Ent… Not Rated $42,303 9,216
20 The Call of the Wild: Dog o… Jan 12, 1997 PG $5,000 1,089
Total Gross of All Movies$552,665,729
Total Tickets Sold120,406,469

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1997. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1997. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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